28 nosler

I think a 1:9 twist should be fine as I'm planning on shooting 150-162 maybe something in 175 range don't really see the need for heavier

Gills said:

I think a 1:9 twist should be fine as I'm planning on shooting 150-162 maybe something in 175 range don't really see the need for heavier

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Berger's website says their new 175 Elite Hunters, and their 168 VLD's are recommended to use a 1:9 twist.

I have owned the Ridgeline and currently have a Feirce Fury LR 28 nosler and in my opinion the Feirce is a much better product. I love the action , easy to load for too. My load is 180 vldh at 3240 fps
I actually just got back an hour ago from my range just making sure it's good to go fir hunting season around the corner here.
This is my 3.25" group at 600 yards and this is consistent with this gun.

Out of the rifles you mentioned myself I would pick the Feirce.
The Fury Lr has a 1-8.5" twist also which is why I have one. Not sure about Montana rifles but the Feirce comes with a 1/2 moa guarantee

I have shot my Feirce out to 1500 yards at steel and it worked great.

How do the Cooper Timberline rifles compare?

kiwikid said:

How do the Cooper Timberline rifles compare?

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Heavy.

At 7 lb?

kiwikid said:

At 7 lb?

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Sorry I was confusing it with the Open Country. According to Cooper the Timberline is 6.5lbs and comes with a 24" barrel which for a magnum cartridge would be a deal breaker for me(too short). My Coopers are extremely accurate but they are the varmint rifles. I have no doubt the big game rifles would be the same. The mag boxes are a little short so keep that in mind. The actions are on par with any custom. You can order an Open Country with Carbon barrel and the stock fill of the M92 but that pushes the price to $3800 and comes in at 7lbs.

Thank you for the explanation. I have a Cooper M52 and it is very accurate and was just wondering why no one seemed to suggest the other Cooper rifles and now I know.

Cheers.

kiwikid said:

Thank you for the explanation. I have a Cooper M52 and it is very accurate and was just wondering why no one seemed to suggest the other Cooper rifles and now I know.

Cheers.

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I love Cooper rifles but they just can't seem to get it exactly right for a lightweight long range hunting rifle that I would own. If weight is not a concern they have you covered. If you are not shooting long from prone they have you covered. The closest thing to something of theirs I would own would be an Open Country with Carbon barrel and M92 fill for the stock with their bottom metal not that gaudy DBM. They will build this like I said for $3800. I think there are better options at that price.

Is there really much benefit to going to more than a 1 in 9 twist in the barrel. Isn't this for stablelizing heavy bullets? Will the faster twist rate affect lighter bullets. Just trying to get all my ducks in a row before I pull the trigger I have never bought that expensive of a rifle and it may be my only one I buy so I want to get it right and the way I want it. Also as far as the trigger goes can they be replaced to a lighter one or like my older browning about I was able to replace a spring is this a possibility

Gills said:

Is there really much benefit to going to more than a 1 in 9 twist in the barrel. Isn't this for stablelizing heavy bullets? Will the faster twist rate affect lighter bullets. Just trying to get all my ducks in a row before I pull the trigger I have never bought that expensive of a rifle and it may be my only one I buy so I want to get it right and the way I want it. Also as far as the trigger goes can they be replaced to a lighter one or like my older browning about I was able to replace a spring is this a possibility

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If shooting 180s a 9 will be fine an 8 would be better. With long heavy bullets it stabilizes the bullet better for increased bc. I personally think shooting less that 180s in an overbore cartridge like the 28 is asinine. If you plan on shooting lighter bullets save some powder and barrel life and get a Rem Mag. As far as I know trigger options for the Fierce(Sako 85) are Jard and BixnAndy. The Jard is an awesome trigger except mine would fire with the safety on no matter what I did. The BixnAndy is the best trigger I have ever pulled but expensive.

For several years i looked at the Prophet River site in Canada at the gorgeous Walnut stocked Cooper rifles. They aren't available here in NZ but one of my cousins was working in Canada and he had a Canadian firearms licence. I ended up buying myself a M52 in 25-06 with a 26" tube in AAA+ Carlo stock and a M54 in 250 Sav AI with NZ walnut stock for my wife. She shot a beautiful 13 point red stag with her Cooper a couple of years ago. Both rifles easily fulfill the Cooper .5" guarantee and that is with 5 shots not their 3 shots.

My 8 twist proof barreled 28 shoots the 168s even better than the ragged hole of the 180s..... It's a less ragged hole ...If it were me, I'd stay 8. Also, I'd tend to agree with shooting 180 plus bullets. However, the 143 and 171 Hammer hunters have piqued my interest. Drive em hard and fast for a longer max point blank range

Well that's reall my reasoning for th the 28 is I could step up to 180 ish gr bullets and still maintain the speed of my rem mag with lighter bullets like my 150 or 140. Don't really ever harvest game outside of 500 yds with truthfully 95% coming within 350 yds. It's just because of where I hunt not much. And where I live it's flat. And I can't practice the the steep up and down angled shots so I feel more comfortable with the flatter trajectory. So good input very useful in my decision

I do see in brownings hell canyon long range models the rifle does have a 8 twist. I believe this to be the same with fierces lr models as well but will need to look them up later to see